N962J

This entry describes airframe N962J, a 1982-built Cessna 550 Citation II with manufacturer serial number 550-0453. The aircraft is recorded as owned by KCB INDUSTRIES LLC, an LLC based in Camden, DE, US, and is registered in the US. Registration and ownership are associated with private corporate operation from the owner’s Delaware base. The airframe carries a market valuation of $922,375, reflecting its age, equipment fit and typical Citation II condition factors.

The airplane is outfitted in an executive seven-place center-club configuration identified as Executive 7-place (center-club) with a forward refreshment area and an aft belted lavatory, providing a typical corporate interior for short-to-mid-range executive missions. Avionics and mission equipment tailored to this airframe include dual Garmin GTN-750 units for comm/nav/GPS, a Sperry SPZ-500 autopilot/flight director, Collins comm/nav/DME, Primus 300 weather radar, Collins ALT-50 radar altimeter, Collins TDR-90 transponder, Fairchild A100A cockpit voice recorder and TCAS/TAWS where fitted. Typical operations for this configuration emphasize regional corporate transport and on-demand charter work within the aircraft’s approximately 1,900 nm range and high-speed cruise around 399 kts, operating from the owner’s Delaware base and similar continental hubs. Maintenance considerations for this specific aircraft reflect the installed avionics suite and the two JT15D-4 turbofan engines, with component life limits and avionics upgrades commonly impacting overhaul and resale timing.

The Cessna 550 Citation II occupies the light-medium business jet niche, offering transcontinental regional capability with a cruise near 399 kts and a ceiling of 43,000 ft suitable for efficient high-altitude routing. Competing models in its era include the Learjet 35/36 and early Beechjet 400 series, with buyer demand typically driven by acquisition cost, operating economics and equipment fit such as the upgraded Garmin and TCAS/TAWS packages noted on this airframe. Resale and maintenance considerations for an aircraft like N962J focus on engine JT15D-4 lifecycle management, interior refurbishment status, and avionics modernization, all factors that influence the published valuation of $922,375.